Roundabout



UNITED STATES Patented February 23, 1904.

CHARLES A. CLEAL, OF CAPITOLA, CALIFORNIA.

ROUNDABOUT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 753,043, dated February23, 1904.

Application filed October 9, 1902.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES A. CLEAL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Capitola, in the county'ofSanta Cruz and State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Roundabouts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in toy roundabouts, the object ofmy invention being to provide a'device of this character which shallafford a novel and pleasing spectacle upon being set in motion. Inpursuance of this object I provide a platform upon which are mounted anumber of figures to which are given movements independent of or inaddition to the movement of the platform for instance, that of dancingcouples or cyclists or acrobatic figures. This platform and thesefigures are inclosed within a casing having walls in the form of apolygon, and upon said walls are mounted mirrors. The walls are coveredin at the top,and through said cover is an aperture for inspecting theplatform and the figures. The effect of the mirrors is to increase in amanifold degree the number of figures seen through the aperture, andthus to present a very pleasing illusion.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvedapparatus, the cover being broken away to show the interior; and Fig. 2is a vertical section of the appa ratus.

Referring to the drawings,it will be seen that the apparatus comprises,first, a casing having vertical walls 1 and closed at the top, as shownat 2, except for an aperture 3 for inspection. Vertical mirrors 4 arearranged in the form of a polygon around the walls at angles with eachother less than two right angles and fitting closely against each otherat their sides, as shown at 5. flares inwardly and is sufficientlycontracted on the outside, and the mirrors 4: extend to a suflicientheight around the walls that no part of the casing above the mirrors isexposed to view through said aperture. A platform 6 revolves within thecasing, its edge being extended underneath the lower edges of themirrors 4 and being concealed thereby. Upon The aperture 3 Serial No.126,525. (No model.)

this platform 6 are figures 7, which I have in the present instanceshown as those of dancers, although any other appropriate movingfigures, as of skaters, acrobats, bicycle-riders, or persons sleighing,may be used. In order to revolve the platform, there is provided amotor8, connected by gearing 9 with the vertical shaft 10 of the platform.Upon the under side of the platform are secured bearings 11 forhorizontal radial shafts 12, which carry at their inner ends beveledpinions 13, meshing with a fixed beveled wheel 14:, suitably secured bytransverse cleats 15. The outer ends of said horizontal shafts carrybeveled wheels 15, meshing with other beveled wheels 16, secured to theaxis of the moving figures. Thereby through the revolution of theplatform an additional movement is imparted to said figures.

I claim- The apparatus of the character described comprising a casinghaving vertical walls and closed at the top except for an aperture forinspection, vertical mirrors arranged in the form of a polygon aroundthe walls at angles with each other each less than two right angles andfitting closely against each other at their sides, the aperture flaringinwardly and sufficiently contracted on the outside, and the mirrorsextending to a sufficient height around the walls that no part of thecasing above the mirrors is exposed to view through said aperture, aplatform revolving within the casing, the edge of the platform beingextended underneath the lower edges of the mirrors and being concealedthereby, figures on the platform, means for revolving the platform, andmeans actuated by the revolution of the platform for imparting anadditional movement to said figures, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. CLEAL.

Witnesses:

ANNA CLEAL, EDGAR G. OLEAL.

